The Stead Family Department of Pediatrics seeks a Division Director of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor (tenure or non-tenure/clinical track). The Director will lead the Division’s clinical and teaching services as well as provide leadership to the research program. The Division of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation is one of the top-ranked programs in the nation. The Director will benefit from significant institutional resources and will have the opportunity to recruit additional faculty. The Division anticipates expanding in the next few years following the recent opening of a new free-standing Children’s Hospital in February 2017 and a newly-expanded outpatient and outreach clinics.

The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine is one of the top biomedical research institutions in the nation and ranked 42nd overall and 20th among public medical schools for NIH funding in FY16. The U.S. News and World Report research ranking places the College 12th among public institutions for FY2016, and the Stead Family Department of Pediatrics ranked 22nd overall and 11th in NIH funding among all public pediatric departments nationwide in FY16. The ACGME-accredited pediatric residency program at the Children’s Hospital trains 47 pediatric residents.

The Stead Family Department of Pediatrics comprises the medical and research staff of UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital. University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital is one of the nation’s top-ranked pediatric care and research institutions. It is the only university-affiliated hospital in Iowa devoted solely to the care of infants, children, adolescents and young adults, and is Iowa’s only accredited Level 1 Regional Resource Pediatric Trauma Center. In 2016-17 University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital ranked in eight pediatric specialties in the Best Children’s Hospitals U.S. News and World Report, including cancer, cardiology and heart surgery, diabetes and endocrinology, neonatology, nephrology, orthopedics, pulmonology, and urology, and is the only hospital in Iowa to be nationally ranked by U.S. News and World Report for children’s care. A new 189-bed children’s hospital opened in February 2017.

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About University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine

The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine is one of the top biomedical research institutions in the nation and ranked 41st overall and 20th among public medical schools for NIH funding in FY14. The U.S. News and World Report research ranking places the College 11th among public institutions, and the Stead Family Department of Pediatrics ranked 24th overall and 13th in NIH funding among all public pediatric departments nationwide in FY14. The facilities for patient-care, education, and research are outstanding.
The Stead Family Department of Pediatrics comprises the medical and research staff of UI Children’s Hospital. The University of Iowa Children’s Hospital is one of the nation’s top-ranked pediatric care and research institutions. It is the only university-affiliated hospital in Iowa devoted solely to the care of infants, children, adolescents and young adults, and is Iowa’s only accredited Level 1 Regional Resource Pediatric Trauma Center. In 2015-2016, UI Children's Hospital ranked in nine children’s specialties in U.S. News and World Report, including cancer, cardiology/heart surgery, diabetes/endocrinology, neonatology, nephrology, neurology/neurosurgery, orthopaedics, pulmonology, and urology. A new 189-bed children’s hospital is scheduled to open in 2016.